Top 12 Castro dine-out hotspots
The San Francisco LGBT Pride Celebration runs Saturday June 27 noon to 6 p.m. and Sunday June 28 noon to 7 p.m. (after the Pride Parade — see Web site for route and details) at the San Francisco Civic Center.
Expect more than 300 vendors (including abundant food stalls); nonstop music and comedy acts on the Main Stage and at other stages such as the Trans, Homo Hip Hop, Asian and Pacific Islander, Women’s, Soul of Pride African American and Latin stages. 2009 entertainment includes BoA, Solange Knowles, The Cliks and many others. A highpoint: a Marriage Equality Commitment Ceremony with a performance by the San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus at 1:00 p.m. Saturday.
In San Francisco you could eat — and eat well — at a different eatery every day for several lifetimes, even if you live to be Methuselah. Each neighborhood has a plethora of restaurants, bistros, cafes, coffee shops with every taste catered for. You can window-shop — or menu-shop — the Castro neighborhood, spilling over into The Mission.
Here are 12 in the Castro district to get you started.
